Emergency physicians have historically utilized three primary patient disposition options: discharge home, inpatient admission, or facility observation. However, there’s much discussion over the gray area amongst these three options—patients who cannot be safely discharged after initial ED evaluation but who are unlikely to be best served by lengthy inpatient stays. For those cases, data increasingly points to the efficacy of another option: moving patients to ED observation.
This new article by Mark Laperouse, MD, and Erin Houck, Senior Director, Client Success, explores the advantages of emergency department observation units (EDOUs) and discusses maximizing financial outcomes for ED services. The article will guide you through:
- Selecting the right patients for ED observation
- Documenting medical necessity and billing for ED observation services
- Choosing to operate a dedicated ED observation unit or integrating observation services within the ED
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